Crib or cradle.



C. F. CHRISTOPHER.

CRIB 0R CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. I9l6.

1,218,837. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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Witnesses Inventor Atto rneys C. F. CHRISTOPHER.

CRIB 0R CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. I9IE.

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/ Z G 1 /Z o l o Attorneys CALVIN F. CHRISTOPHER, CANTON, NORTHCAROLINA.

CRIB OR CRADLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed May 24, 1916. Serial No. 99,581.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CALVIN F. CrIRIsTo- II-IER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of Haywood and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Crib or Cradle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention appertains to cribs and cradles, and aims toprovide novel and improved yet simple and effective means for mounting acrib, cradle, bed or hammock for swinging and vertical movementsf It isalso the object of the invention to provide a device of the natureindicated which is improved generally in its construction and details,to enhance the utility thereof.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, portions being brok n away.

Fig. 3 is an end view, portions being broken away.

In the drawings, there is delineated a crib or cradle proper, designated1,,which may be of any suitable construction. This crib is is supportedbetween a pair of standards 2 adjacent the ends of the crib, and saidstandards each embody the vertical parallel bars 8 having their lowerends attached to a foot piece 41: mounted on casters 5, which permit thecrib to be readily moved about from place to place. The foot pieces 4 atthe opposite ends are connected by longitudinal stay or tie rods 7,whereby the standards are connected to provide the crib supportingframe. Attached to the upper ends of each pair of bars 3 is a head 8,and the heads of the two standards are provided with upper notches 9forming seats for outstanding fulcrum elements 10 of plates or castings11 which are bolted or otherwise secured upon the upper edges oftransverse levers 12. Said plates 11 are arranged intermediate the endsof the rocking levers 12, and the opposite arms of the levers areyieldably connected to the ends of the crib by means of coiledretractile springs 13, which yielda'bly suspend the crib from thelevers.

In order to effect the swinging movement of the crib with the levers,yet to permit the up and down movement of the crib, upstanding guiderods let are attached to the ends of the crib and pass loosely throughapertures with which the arms of the levers 12 are provided, and saidrods 14; are provided withknobs 16 at their upper ends, to limit thedownward movement of the crib l by the contact of said knobs with thelevers 12. The rods 1 1 guide the crib 1 for movement toward and awayfrom the levers 12, and hold said crib substantially parallel with thelevers whereby when the levers are oscillated, the crib will be swungsidewise. The levers 12 by their sliding engagement with the rods 1 1are maintained 1n proper position adjacent to the heads 8 of thestandards, with the knife edges 10 resting in the notches 9.

The crib can be swung in any suitable manner, and as a convenient meansfor doing this, a treadle 17 can be fulcrumed to one of the foot pieces4, preferably upon one of the protruding ends of one stay rod 7, and thefree end of said treadle 17 is connected by a rod or link 18 with onearm of the corresponding lever 12. Thus, by depressing the treadle 17 bythe foot, the lovers will be oscillated for swinging the crib.

hen the swinging movement of the crib is not wanted, it is prevented bymeans of detents or holding members 19 disposed between and pivotally'connected with the bars 3 of the standards, and swingable intoengagement with certain vertical fillers 20 of the crib l, to preventthe sidewise movement of the crib, but yet to permit the verticalmovement of the crib. These detents 19 when swung downwardly permit thecrib to move sidewise and vertically without restriction, but when thedetents 19 are swung upwardly into engagement with the re spectivefillers 20, this permits of only the vertical movement of the crib bythe expansion and contraction of the springs 13. The castings or members11 are provided with upstanding slotted lugs 21 adapted to receive theterminals of a longitudinal rod 22 disposed above the crib, and looseelements 23 of paper, fiber, or any other suitable material, can be hungfrom the rod 22 and are preferably attached thereto, to pro- "ide a flyscare, to prevent flies or other insects from bothering the infant. -Therod 22 can be readily applied to and removed from the lugs 21, and whenthe levers 12 are oscillated, said rod 22 will be given a,

slight movemnt in a direction opposite to the direction in which thecrib 1 is moved. The fly scare is thus given a swinging movementrelative to the crib in addition to the swinging movement of the cribunder the fly scare.

From the "foregoing, the advantages and attributes of the invention areapparent without further comment being neccessary.

Although the i vention is illustrated and described as being for a cribor cradle, it will be understood that the same can be used for a bed,hammock, or the like.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, levers, a crib, spring meanssuspending said crib from the levers, and means connecting the crib andlevers for constraining the crib for movement toward and away from thelevers and for swinging movement with the levers.

2. In a device of the character described, levers, a crib, spring meanssuspending said crib from the levers, and means for constraining thecrib to swing with the levers embodying guide rods attached to one ofthem and slidable through the other.

3. A device of the character described embodying a frame havingstandards, levers fulcrumed-- between their ends upon said standards, acrib between the standards,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for springs suspending the cribfrom said levers, and cooperating means carried by the frame and cribfor preventing the swinging movement of the crib.

4. A device of: the character described embodying a frame havingstandards, levers fulcrumed between their ends upon said standards, acrib between the standards, springs suspending the crib from saidlevers, and upstanding guide rods attached to the crib and slidablethrough the levers.

5. A device of the character described embodying a frame havingstandards, levers fulcrumed between their ends upon said standards, acrib between the standards, springs suspending the crib from saidlevers, upstanding guide rods attached to the crib and slidable throughthe levers, and cooperatin means carried by the crib and standards forpreventing the swinging movement of the crib.

6. A device of the character described embodying a frame havingstandards provided at their upper ends with seats, levers providedbetween their ends with fulcrum elements seated in said seats andupstanding slotted lugs, a crib between the standards, springsconnecting said levers and crib, upstanding guide rods carried by thecrib and slidable through the levers, and a rod terminally engageablewith said slotted lugs and having depending loose elements providing afly scare.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CALVIN F. CHRISTOPHER.

YVitnesses:

S. D. HALL, A. B. Low.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

